Thought occurred to me while riding the train home from work (40min commute) the other day. GM's and Fords share pressure angles on splines in the diff and the same number of splines between a 10-bolt and an 8in. A 10-bolt has to be one of the most popular rear ends because of the vast array of smog era LSR friendly gear sets available but it lacks positively retained axles. 8in Fords aren't very popular, have a more limited gear selection and take more power to run; however they do have positively retained axles and a drop out centersection.
Strange makes a 12-bolt centersection for a 9in, think the LSR community would buy a 10-bolt centersection for 8in and/or 9in Ford rear axles? Yes, I realize you can do C-clip eliminators or custom axles/housing ends with Ford bearings but this would buy you the ability to swap ratios easier, good for non-quickchange requiring classes.
Thoughts?
Strange makes a 12-bolt centersection for a 9in, think the LSR community would buy a 10-bolt centersection for 8in and/or 9in Ford rear axles? Yes, I realize you can do C-clip eliminators or custom axles/housing ends with Ford bearings but this would buy you the ability to swap ratios easier, good for non-quickchange requiring classes.
Thoughts?
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